Philadelphia, 1928. Maggie Barnes has a growing gangster problem. Her recently beaten-up son just accepted a job with the town’s most notorious criminal. Now she’s torn between accepting the crook’s city-wide protection offer, or putting the violent racketeer behind bars.Mickey Duffy ignores the rumors that his sanity is failing, choosing to relieve his paranoia with heavy-handed violence. But as he awaits word of a critical mob boss meeting, he discovers that someone stole the records of his secret accounts. Now his only way to avoid jail might be a deal with the woman who’s always wanted him locked up.With a Grand Jury investigation looming, Maggie’s insider information puts her directly in the line of fire. Can she keep her son safe without joining the devil and dooming the city she loves?
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ISBN:9781999001469
Physical Description:324 pages ; 23 cm.
Publisher:place of publication not identified] : Sherilyn Decter, [2019].